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I. Read the poem and complete it with the words from the box.
The Story of Fidgety Philip
Heinrich Hoffman
"Let me see if Philip can Be a little gentleman;
Let me see if he is able To sit still for once at (1) ……:"
Thus Papa bade Phil behave;
And Mamma looked very (2) ………..
But fidgety Phil, He won't sit still;
He wriggles, And (3) ……….., And then, I declare,
Swings backwards and forwards, And tilts up his chair,
Just like any rocking-horse-
"Philip! I am getting (4) ………!"
giggles table cross grave
II. Read the other part of the poem and try to guess what the words in bold mean. Match them with their definitions.
See the naughty, restless child Growing still more rude and wild,
Till his chair falls over quite.
Philip screams with all his might, Catches at the cloth, but then That makes matters worse again.
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Down upon the ground they fall, Glasses, plates, knives, forks, and all.
How Mamma did fret and frown, When she saw them tumbling down!
And Papa made such a face!
Philip is in sad disgrace.
Where is Philip, where
III. Read the sentences below and decide if they are true (T) or false (F). Circle the right answer.
1. Philip behaves like a little gentleman. T/F 2. Philip’s mum looks happy. T/F
3. Philip isn’t fidgeting. T/F 4. Philip swings on a chair. T/F
3. Plates, forks, knives fall down the ground. T/F IV. What does it mean? Check in the dictionary.
Tumble down Frown Catch Scream Naughty Rude
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Fall Disgrace
IV. Look at the words below and put them into the right boxes.
Sounds: and
there/rare/forward/declare/chair/hair/year/
store/caught/backward/horse/their/score/floor
/ /store / /chair